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Quote
of
the
day
by
Meli da
F e ch
Gates
G owth
a ely
feels
comfo table
while
it
is
actually
happe i g.
Lea i g
somethi g
ew,
taki g
o
mo e
espo sibility,
o
simply
steppi g
i to
a
u familia
situatio
te ds
to
b i g
eal
u ce tai ty
alo g
with
it.
Meli da
F e ch
Gates
put
a
ame
to
that
discomfo t
di ectly.
“Whe
somethi g’s
u comfo table,
it
mea s
you’ e
actually
g owi g,
so
emb ace
that,”
she
said.
Rathe
tha
t eati g
discomfo t
as
a
automatic
wa i g
sig ,
he
poi t
is
that
it
ofte
mea s
somethi g
else
e ti ely,
that
a
old
habit
o
a
familia
limit
is
ge ui ely
bei g
challe ged,
a d
that
the
challe ge
itself
is
usually
exactly
whe e
eal
g owth
actually
happe s.
Quote
of
the
day
by
Meli da
F e ch
Gates
“Whe
somethi g’s
u comfo table,
it
mea s
you’ e
actually
g owi g,
so
emb ace
that”
Whe e
this
quote
actually
comes
f om
F e ch
Gates
said
this
i
a
Fo bes
i te view
with
Ma ia e
Sch all,
published
i
Ap il
2025,
while
discussi g
he
memoi
The
Next
Day,
eleased
the
same
yea .
She
we t
fu the
i
the
same
co ve satio ,
desc ibi g
exactly
how
she
talks
he self
th ough
discomfo t
i
eal
time.
“I’ll
lite ally
coach
myself
i
my
head,”
she
said.
“‘Okay,
this
is
ha d,
but
I
must
be
g owi g
he e.
It’s
goi g
to
be
okay.’
A d
the
o
the
othe
side,
you
actually
become
fa
mo e
esilie t.
”
She
added
a
piece
of
b oade
advice
i
the
same
i te view
too,
“Emb ace
cha ge.
Do ‘t
be
af aid
of
it…
just
k ow
you’ve
got
a
lot
of
tools
i side
of
you.”
What
the
quote
is
actually
sayi g
Stayi g
i side
a
comfo t
zo e
usually
mea s
stayi g
i side
the
familia ,
whe e
the e
is
less
u ce tai ty
a d
fewe
situatio s
that
ge ui ely
test
existi g
ability.
G owth
te ds
to
happe
specifically
o ce
someo e
u s
i to
somethi g
u familia
i stead,
a
ew
espo sibility
that
feels
ove whelmi g,
a
mome t
of
speaki g
up
that
feels
i timidati g,
a
ew
skill
that
feels
f ust ati g
at
fi st.
No e
of
that
discomfo t
is
pleasa t
i
the
mome t.
It
is
ofte
exactly
what
g adually
expa ds
what
a
pe so
is
actually
capable
of.
Why
discomfo t
ca
ge ui ely
be
a
sig
of
p og ess
Comfo t
usually
comes
f om
familia ity.
Whe
somethi g
feels
u comfo table,
it
ofte
simply
mea s
someo e
has
ot
fully
maste ed
it
yet,
a d
that
u familia ity
is
p ecisely
what
c eates
oom
to
actually
lea .
A
fi st
attempt
at
somethi g
ew
is
a ely
smooth.
Repeated
effo t
is
usually
what
eve tually
tu s
that
u ce tai ty
i to
eal
co fide ce,
which
is
eally
how
most
skills
get
built
i
the
fi st
place.
Why
steppi g
outside
a
comfo t
zo e
actually
matte s
Comfo t
zo es
a e
ot
i he e tly
a
p oblem.
They
p ovide
ge ui e
stability
a d
give
people
oom
to
ecove
betwee
challe ges.
The
eal
issue
sta ts
o ce
fea
of
discomfo t
stops
someo e
t yi g
a ythi g
ew
at
all.
Taki g
calculated
steps
beyo d
a
familia
outi e
te ds
to
expose
people
to
ew
ideas
a d
eal
oppo tu ity,
a d
ove
time,
the
bou da ies
of
what
actually
feels
comfo table
sta t
expa di g
o
thei
ow .
Why
failu e
is
ge ui ely
pa t
of
g owth
G owth
does
ot
o ly
happe
th ough
success.
A
mistake
ca
eveal
exactly
whe e
a
eal
weak ess
sits.
A
difficult
co ve satio
ca
imp ove
how
someo e
commu icates
goi g
fo wa d.
A
ejected
oppo tu ity
ca
push
someo e
to
p epa e
mo e
tho oughly
ext
time.
Rathe
tha
t eati g
eve y
setback
as
p oof
of
i adequacy,
it
ca
just
as
easily
become
useful
i fo matio
that
helps
someo e
actually
imp ove.
Why
eal
co fide ce
te ds
to
develop
th ough
expe ie ce,
ot
befo e
it
Co fide ce
is
ot
always
somethi g
someo e
has
to
al eady
possess
befo e
taki g
actio .
Mo e
ofte ,
it
develops
p ecisely
because
they
took
the
actio
despite
feeli g
ge ui ely
u ce tai
about
it.
Each
difficult
expe ie ce
becomes
eal
evide ce
that
a
pe so
ca
actually
ha dle
a
challe ge,
a d
that
evide ce
is
what
slowly
builds
esilie ce
a d
self-belief
ove
time.
Why
this
idea
applies
di ectly
to
p ofessio al
life
Ca ee
g owth
egula ly
equi es
people
to
take
o
espo sibilities
they
have
eve
ha dled
befo e.
A
p omotio
might
sudde ly
dema d
eal
leade ship
skill.
A
ew
job
might
i volve
completely
u familia
systems.
Avoidi g
those
mome ts
ca
feel
comfo table
i
the
sho t
te m,
but
it
te ds
to
limit
developme t
co side ably
fu the
dow
the
li e,
while
emb aci g
a
easo able
challe ge
te ds
to
ope
the
doo
to
eal
p ofessio al
g owth
i stead.
A
ote
o
Meli da
F e ch
Gates
Meli da
F e ch
Gates
is
a
Ame ica
phila th opist,
autho
a d
advocate
who
has
wo ked
exte sively
o
global
health,
ge de
equality
a d
wome ‘s
eco omic
empowe me t.
She
co-fou ded
the
Bill
&
Meli da
Gates
Fou datio ,
stepped
away
f om
it
i
2024,
a d
we t
o
to
lead
Pivotal
Ve tu es,
a
i vestme t
a d
i cubatio
o ga isatio
she
fou ded
to
adva ce
social
p og ess.
He
2019
book
The
Mome t
of
Lift:
How
Empowe i g
Wome
Cha ges
the
Wo ld
explo ed
ma y
of
these
same
themes
at
le gth.
Othe
famous
quotes
by
Meli da
F e ch
Gates
-
“That
is
why
we
wome
have
to
lift
each
othe
up,
ot
to
eplace
me
at
the
top
of
the
hie a chy,
but
to
become
pa t e s
with
me
i
e di g
hie a chy.” -
“I’ve
eve
held
the
view
that
wome
a e
bette
tha
me ,
o
that
the
best
way
to
imp ove
the
wo ld
is
fo
wome
to
gai
mo e
powe
tha
me .” -
“Emb ace
cha ge.
Do ‘t
be
af aid
of
it.” -
“I
am
simply
ot
willi g
to
accept
that
my
g a ddaughte s
could
g ow
up
with
less
f eedom
tha
I
did.”
Why
this
quote
co ti ues
to
i spi e
people
F e ch
Gates’
wo ds
offe
a
ge ui ely
simple
way
to
ethi k
the
mome ts
that
actually
make
people
u comfo table.
Not
eve y
difficult
expe ie ce
is
eally
a
setback.
Sometimes
discomfo t
is
exactly
the
evide ce
that
someo e
is
lea i g,
adapti g
a d
becomi g
capable
of
somethi g
they
ge ui ely
could
ot
do
befo e.
“Whe
somethi g’s
u comfo table,
it
mea s
you’ e
actually
g owi g,
so
emb ace
that”
is
eally
a
emi de
to
app oach
u familia
expe ie ces
with
cu iosity
athe
tha
et eati g
f om
them
immediately.
G owth
takes
eal
patie ce,
i volves
eal
mistakes,
a d
ofte
just
equi es
the
cou age
to
stay
i
a
u comfo table
situatio
lo g
e ough
to
actually
lea
somethi g
f om
it.
